“Okay, I can help you, but that Russian nesting doll was discarded by me at the store entrance that year.”
David considered for a moment, but still entered Balthazar's trap.
George, who had been watching clearly on the side, didn't open his mouth to remind him, for he was sure that he too hoped David would fall into the trap. That way, he could learn the magic of Merlin's book along with David.
"Threw it away! Let me take a look!"
Balthazar immediately began to cast a spell as soon as he heard this. The Russian nesting doll had magic marks left by him, no matter where he was, he could locate it.
After a moment, he slowly opened his eyes.
"Located in a bustling area, it should be inside the Chinatown. We must go there immediately and cannot let Hovatta take the lead."
"Why not use your eagle?"
David saw that Balthazar didn't control the giant eagle to take them to the Chinatown as he had just done, but instead walked towards the staircase on the other side of the building. He was also full of doubts.
Balthazar explained:
"We mages strive to avoid attracting human attention as much as possible; this is a rule that Merlin's line of magicians has always followed."
"There are too many people in the bustling area, and controlling the giant eagle would be too conspicuous. My car has been parked in the parking lot below this building ten years ago, we can drive over there."
"If you're afraid it's too conspicuous, I can take you there."
At this moment, George spoke up.
"At this time, we must make every effort to rush. It's best to obtain the doll before Hovatta does, which will save us a lot of trouble."
"How are you going to take us there?"
Balthazar and David looked at George with some confusion.
George's back magic array flashed, and his pair of pure white wings spread.
"Of course, I'll take you there by flight!"
"You can actually fly!"
David's eyes almost popped out as he watched George flying in the air.
He really didn't know that George, the big panda, could fly, as he had never seen George fly before.
"Good, let's hurry up then."
Balthazar was also surprised by George's ability to fly magic, but he was equally delighted, as it meant they could arrive at the Chinatown faster to get the doll.
George quickly hung on to Balthazar and David on the left and right respectively, and flew rapidly towards the direction of the Chinatown.
After about twenty minutes, they landed on the rooftop of a seven-story residential building.
"You stay on the rooftop and wait for me. I'll go get the doll back."
Balthazar said something to George and David, then went down the stairs.
David hasn't learned magic yet and can't be of much help, while George, as a panda, is too noticeable.
"Oh, it's so bustling here!"
After Balthazar left, David looked down at the string of red lanterns hanging below and the bustling streets, and couldn't help but exclaim.
George replied as he saw this:
"Because today is New Year's Day, which is equivalent to your Christmas."
He really hadn't noticed that it was New Year's in this world.
David looked at him with a "now I see" expression, but then suddenly seemed to realize:
"Since you're a panda, does that mean you were living in China before?"
"That could be said too."
George hesitated for a moment and then nodded.
"Pandas originating from China is no problem. Their souls may not belong to this world, but saying they're from China is also correct."
"That's why you know them so well."
David was surprised to learn that the panda wizard was actually a wizard from China.
"I've always felt that you resemble him a lot, the Kung Fu Panda. Have you seen it?"
"I have seen it, but I'm not good at Kung Fu. I'm just good at magic."
George shrugged.
While the two were chatting on the rooftop, they suddenly saw Balthazar's figure fly out of a window on the third floor, landing in the bustling street below.
Then three figures jumped down as well.
The leader was Hovartz, followed by two other mages, a man and a woman.
"Balthazar, today is your doomsday!"
"That guy is pretty fast. Seems like he wasted a lot of time chatting on the roof."
Seeing this, George knew that Hovartz had found the nesting doll first and prematurely released the two Mogana clan magicians sealed within it.
There is a time travel spell in the Mogana Book that can recreate scenes from many years ago. Hovartz used this magic to find the nesting doll earlier.
"Stay here, I'll go down to help!"
George leaped down, spread his wings, and sneaked up behind Hovartz, rushing towards him.
"Zhēn Fēng Wú Yǐng!"
The saying is that to capture a thief, one must first capture the king. George intended to take down Hovartz first and then deal with the remaining two.
However, as George cast his spell, Hovartz turned into a pile of cockroaches, successfully dodging the "Divine Edge Shadowless" curse.
Meanwhile, the female mage who looked only seventeen or eighteen, quickly turned her head and locked eyes with George, and a strange light instantly emerged from her eyes.
"You, the panda, think I'd fall for that trick a second time? I've known you were nearby all along."
Hovartz regained his human form, looking at George who was controlled by the female mage's mind magic, and his tone was filled with pride.
He knew that if he didn't eliminate Balthazar and the panda this time, even if he could get the nesting doll, he would inevitably be hunted down.
So, before proceeding to the Chinatown to obtain the nesting doll, he immediately released the two Mogana clan magicians who were sealed within it, then took up ambush beforehand.
When George and the others landed on the rooftop from above, the female mage who was skilled in mind magic had already noticed something, and everything was under his control.
"Hovartz!"
At this time, Balthazar also stood up from the ground. As a wizard who is second only to Merlin and Mogana, he wasn't so easily defeated. It was just that he had been caught off guard by the sneak attack.
Seeing George controlled in the air, he quickly clapped his hands together, simulating lightning that quickly condensed into a plasma-like state in his palms.
This is the strongest attack magic of the Merlin line, the plasma magic upgraded from lightning magic, with great strength.
"Dragon Fire, pull him out first!"
Hovartz ignored Balthazar and raised his wand to deal with the annoying panda first, and then concentrate the power of the three of them on Balthazar.
The male mage pressed his hands together on his chest, and the fire dragon drawn there quickly came to life. Moreover, the paper dragon originally used for the dragon dance on the street suddenly transformed into a real giant fire dragon, charging towards Balthazar.
Seeing that Balthazar was blocked by the fire dragon, George was about to be killed by Hovartz, David on the rooftop panicked immediately.
He reached out and tried to release a magic spell, but unfortunately, because he had only heard Balthazar simply teach him two sentences on the road, he couldn't calm down immediately and release the spell.
However, at this moment, George's previously blurred eyes suddenly cleared up, and his body rapidly expanded to nearly five meters. Before Hovartz's magic could be released, he swung a palm towards him.
This powerful and heavy bear claw, sent Hovartz and the female mage flying out about 100 meters at the same time, and the nesting doll also fell out of his hand.
